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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bitter Grounds, and Other People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom are the detective and the narrator taken to see after they have looked at the crime scene?
(a) The police.
(b) The German ambassador.
(c) The resistance.
(d) Queen Victoria.

2. Who suggests that the young man should try writing fantasy instead?
(a) Amelia.
(b) His older brother.
(c) The butler.
(d) A raven.

3. How did the narrator first meet the detective?
(a) The detective consulted him on a case.
(b) He was looking for somewhere to live.
(c) They sat next to each other at the theatre.
(d) He met him in the army.

4. Whom does the detective suspect of committing the murder, and why?
(a) Vernet.
(b) Prince Albert.
(c) Inspector Lestrade.
(d) Vernet and his friend the 'Limping Doctor.'

5. In The Faery Reel, what does the narrator say the 'brown boys' will do with his heart?
(a) Eat it.
(b) Play a song on it and dance along.
(c) Play with it until it is broken.
(d) Lock it up and keep it safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrator meet at a motel, and offer to give a ride to?

2. In 'The Hidden Chamber' what does the poet tell the reader not to be afraid of?

3. In his note, why did the killer say that he murdered the German Old One?

4. Why can the narrator not return to fairyland?

5. What bad habits does the detective warn the narrator that he has?

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